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|   Help me find a cheap, but decent tube amp....... | Night Wolf
Aug 12, 2002 7:48 PM | | Hello, after finding out that my integraded solid state powers my new (used) spekaers very, very good (and its realivitvly under-powerd) i changed my mind from getting a Pioneer SX-1250 (big, heavy, and a monster power wise) to something more nimble
I am looking for something in the 30-50watt+ range (I say plus because it can be as high as it goes as long as its in the price range) but must be at least 30wpc
I want to stay vintage (and that will be cheaper)
I would prefer integraded amp (as i am just getting into tubes, and don't want to spend a lot of $$$ on seprates) and i already have a tuner
Is there any vintage tube amps made by Sony? i havn't really found any
here is my system right now
amp= vintage Sony TA-2650 45wpc, nice little amp
tuner= vintage Sony ST-3950 I love this tuner, very good quality, and i have no intentions of getting a new tuner anytime soon (not for AM and FM at least)
cdp= Nakamichi CD Player2 Limited, very nice cdp, I love it, it will be my last cdp, untill SACD realy comes into play, which looking at it might be a looong time, and its 106db SN ratio
spekaers= JBL L100a, you all proably know what these are, and they just plain rock, 93db sensitivty means my 45wpc Sony will power these to louder-then-I-need volumes (where the Sony had trouble on driving my JBL ND310's which were 91db, i couldn't get any volume with the bass i want from them, but the L100a's wow there should be 2 catagorys, 1 spekaers 2 JBL L100)
I am also trying to get into vinal, I am looking for a cheap (vintage of course) turn table (I like the vintage Sony's) and try it out, if I like it, cool if not i will only loose $40 (which is what i plan on spending on a turntable) just something cheap to find it out
ok, here is the final thing:
the amp must be under $100, *maybe* alittle more if it would mean better quality/more power, but keep it vintage (I like the 70's gear) and it should be in good, working condition
can anyone find one for me?
Thanks
-Rick |
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